IN RE MASTER KEY ANTITRUST LITIGATION

No. 378, Docket 75-7386.

528 F.2d 5 (1975)

In re MASTER KEY ANTITRUST LITIGATION.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided December 22, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter A. Bates, Arter & Hadden, Cleveland, Ohio, for appellant Eaton.

John W. Barnett, Wiggin & Dana, New Haven, Conn. (Charles Donelan, Bowditch & Lane, Worcester, Mass., on the brief), for appellants.

Lee A. Freeman, Jr., Freeman, Freeman & Salzman, Chicago, Ill., and H. Laddie Montague, Philadelphia, Pa. (William J. Scott, Atty. Gen. of Ill., John P. Meyer, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen. of Ill., Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen. of Ind., John F. Beckman, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen. of Ind., Frank J. Kelley, Atty. Gen. of Mich., Edwin M. Bladen, Frederick H. Hoffecker, Asst. Attys. Gen. of Mich., Warren R. Spannaus, Atty. Gen. of Minn., Thomas R. Muck, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen. of Minn., Robert P. Kane, Atty. Gen. of Pa., Gerry J. Elman, Deputy Atty. Gen. of Pa., Chauncey H. Browning, Jr., Atty. Gen. of W. Va., Gene Hal Williams, Deputy Atty. Gen. of W. Va., Bronson C. LaFollette, Atty. Gen. of Wis., Marvin I. Strawn, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Wis., Evelle J. Younger, Atty. Gen. of Cal., William S. Abbey, H. Chester Horn, Jr., Deputy Attys. Gen. of Cal., Carl R. Ajello, Atty. Gen. of Conn., Norris L. O'Neill, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen. of Conn., Curt T. Schneider, Atty. Gen. of Kan., Reid F. Holbrook, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen. of Kan., William F. Hyland, Atty. Gen. of N. J., Bruce R. Volpe, Deputy Atty. Gen. of N. J., Adrian P. Burke, Corp. Counsel, New York City, Melvin L. Ortner, Asst. Corp. Counsel, New York City, Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen. of N.Y., John M. Desiderio, Joseph D. Landi, Asst. Attys. Gen. of N.Y., William J. Brown, Atty. Gen. of Ohio, Ronald I. Wiseman, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Ohio, on the brief), for appellees.

Before WATERMAN, OAKES and MESKILL, Circuit Judges.


OAKES, Circuit Judge:

We are here again called upon to determine the appealability of certain interlocutory orders made in a complex and protracted private antitrust action. The underlying claim in the litigation is that of numerous plaintiffs, who as building owners have been purchasers and users of "builders' hardware." They contend that the defendants, who are manufacturers of builders' hardware and of lock and key systems, have conspired to reduce competition...

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